Armand De Mestral

Faculty of Law

McGill School of Environment (MSE)

Biography

Professor de Mestral, C.M., teaches international law, international trade law, and the law of the European Community. His current research interest is the law of international economic integration. He has prepared books, articles and studies in English and French on international trade law and on Canadian comparative and constitutional law and international law. He has served on WTO and NAFTA dispute settlement and arbitration tribunals. He served as president of the Canadian Red Cross Society from 1999 - 2001. He was made member of the Order of Canada in December 2007.

Education

Professor, Faculty of Law, McGill University, 1976-

Jean Monnet Chair in the Law of International Economic Integration, Faculty of Law, McGill University, 2003-

Acting Director, Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, 1998-August 2002

Director, Institute of Comparative Law, McGill University, 1984-89

President, Canadian Red Cross Society, October 1999-2001

Rédacteur associé : Annuaire canadien de droit international/Canadian Yearbook of International Law, 1990-

Member of the Bar of the Province of Quebec, 1967-

Areas of Interest

International trade law, law of regional economic integration, European Community law, Canadian and comparative constitutional law, international environmental law, international humanitarian and human rights.